How To Fix BRAIN115 - There are calculated elements. These results are bracketed [ ]

BRAIN115 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: BRAIN -

• Message number: 115

• Message text: There are calculated elements. These results are bracketed [ ]

What causes this issue?

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

System Response

When a user starts a query or bookmark using Execute and Debug in the
Query Monitor (transaction RSRT, RSRT1, or RSRT2), the system adds
brackets to all numbers for which there is a special calculation
formula. It also displays these numbers in a different color.
This helps you to analyze complex figures and, where applicable, to
recognize that an error has not occurred in the analytic engine.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message BRAIN115 - There are calculated elements. These results are bracketed [ ] ?

  The SAP error message BRAIN115 indicates that there are calculated elements in your query results that are being bracketed. This typically occurs in the context of SAP BW (Business Warehouse) or SAP BI (Business Intelligence) when working with queries in BEx (Business Explorer) Analyzer or similar tools.
  
  Cause:
  The error message BRAIN115 is triggered when:
  
  You have defined calculated key figures or elements in your query.
  The query is attempting to display results that include these calculated elements, but there is an issue with how they are being processed or displayed.
  The calculated elements may not be compatible with the current context of the query or the data being retrieved.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the BRAIN115 error, you can try the following steps:
  
  
  Check Query Definition:
  
  Review the query definition in the BEx Query Designer. Ensure that the calculated elements are correctly defined and that their formulas are valid.
  
  
  
  Validate Data Sources:
  
  Ensure that the data sources used in the query are